I use newspaper. Don't have trouble with it bleeding. And you can cut really big squares out of it.
Annette

I use paper towels, Telephone book pages and newspaper that has no color print. With all 3, just spray lightly with water and all just slips off. I like the dryer sheet idea, but since I don't use them. I use large size wash and wipes for my face. I'm Wash them out after I clean my face and have a 13 x 9 pallet for scrap quilting.

Isn't this board just grand?

I have used Bounty paper towels, the one with 11 inch square sheets, you don't need to take the paper out either, they stay inside the quilt, makes a nice heavy quilt too. Bounty is tougher than some other paper towles, and don't tear/wad up after being washed, works great. The crazy quilt that is in my avatar is made on Bounty towels...

I like this idea. I had stopped using dryer sheets when I actually thought about it and realized they don't break down in the landfill. Now I only use liquid fabric softener. I like your recycling idea. Thank you for another recycle idea.

now that is a great idea!

If I don t have any scrap muslin laying around, I use an old sheet, but I have a friend that goes to the newspaper to get unprinted paper. It comes on a big roll and it tears easily.

So you use filter for like dresden plates and fans and things like that?

Also, if you cut this newsprint into 8 1/2" x 11" sheets, you can feed it through your printer to print your foundation patterns.
But I still hate tearing off the paper, so I use batiste, which is lighter weight than muslin. I f you put freezer paper on the back, you can run it through the printer also. Doesn't matter if it isn't color-fast. You only need the pattern until the block is finished. There isn't enough ink to cause a problem with bleeding.

See my post a little higher up. You can iron freezer paper to the back of muslin, batiste, or most any fabric, and then feed it through the printer. Newsprint will go through the printer fine as is. Running coffee filters or old dryer sheets through the printer might be a bit more tricky!

me too
also on a slightly wider roll of paper that Staples sells; it's yellow and I don't remember what it's for - just remember the puzzled look on the saleskid's face when I said I wanted to sew on it.

I remember reading somewhere that there's some reason to not use dryer sheets - can't recall why though.